Cork racing driver Matt Griffin happy to rejoin Dragon team for 24-Hour Dubai race

Cork racing ace Matt Griffin opens his competitive season this afternoon in the Hankook 24 Hour of Dubai with the Dragon Racing Team.

Fri, 15 Jan, 2016 - 00:00

Martin Walsh

The former Motorsport Ireland International Racing Driver of the Year winner teams up with the UAE-based outfit for the third time in is his career.

Along with Britons John Hartshorne and Alex Kapadia and Kuwaiti Kahled Al Mudhaf, he will pilot the No. 888 Ferrari 458 GT3 in the Pro-Am category.

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Courts Place: Dubai Place: UAE Place: Macroom Place: Macroom Golf club Place: Longford Place: Monaghan Place: Waterford Place: NEC Place: Birmingham Place: Mondello Park Person: Matt Griffin Person: John Hartshorne Person: Alex Kapadia Person: Kahled Al Mudhaf Person: Griffin Person: Kahled Person: Pakie Duffy Person: Evin Hughes Person: Dermot Whelton Person: Mark McCarthy Person: Duffy Person: Hughes Person: Donal Healy Person: Denis O’Donovan Person: Steven Ferguson Person: Robin Lyons Person: Eamonn Byrne Person: Desi Henry Person: Liam Moynihan Person: Elfyn Evans Person: Evans Person: Max Vatanen Person: Ari Vatanen Person: Gwyndaf Evans Person: Garreth Hayden Person: Hayden Event: Hour Dubai race Event: Hankook 24 Hour Event: Blancpain Endurance Series Event: European Le Mans Series Event: ELMS Event: Le Mans Event: Motorsport Ireland National Navigation Trial Championship Event: Cork 1000 Shakes Navigation Trial Event: Munster Event: Hewison Autotest Championship Event: Irish Tarmac Event: British Rally Championships Event: Welsh World Rally Championship Event: British Rally Event: Kirkistown Rally Event: McGrady Insurance Northern Ireland Rally Championship Event: Irish Touring Car Championship Organisation: Dragon team Organisation: Dragon Racing Team Organisation: Ferrari Organisation: Dragon Racing Organisation: Subaru Organisation: Toyota Starlet Organisation: Carrick Organisation: Antrim Organisation: Millstreet Organisation: DMACK British Rally Team Organisation: DMACK Organisation: BRC Organisation: M-Sport Organisation: Motorsport Ireland

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